Job Title: Maintenance Worker
Department: Maintenance
Reports to: Maintenance Manager and Hospital Administrator
Summary: The maintenance worker assists the GVH maintenance department with campus grounds care, wintertime snow and ice removal and miscellaneous projects. The position does not require specific skills other than the basic elements of grounds care (e.g. operation of a lawn mower) and ability to learn and remember specific job assignments.
Duties:
- Assist in up keeping all hospital building grounds including: mowing and edging lawns, maintaining flower beds, raking leaves, fertilizing grass, spraying for insects, sprinkler maintenance, sweeping driveways and sidewalks, planning and replacing plants, picking up trash around ground maintenance as assigned or requested.
- Assist in up keep of hospital facility including: painting, electrical, plumbing, and general repairs.
- Assist with miscellaneous projects that require moving items or basic labor assistance.
- Willingness to maintenance issues after hours.
- Other basic labor duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications:
- Experience with grounds care equipment (e.g. lawn mower, edger)
- General Experience in painting, electrical, plumbing and general repairs
Education and/or Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems in a professional manner
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Technical Skills - Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information.
Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values.
Planning/Organizing - Uses time efficiently.
Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.
Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Uses equipment and materials properly.
Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Initiative - Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle and feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is required to walk and stand long periods of time. The employee must lift 80 lbs frequently and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Work involves the potential for exposure to infectious diseases.